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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-cafe-no-11-rayleigh"><strong><a aria-label="Café No. 11 (opens in a new tab)" href="https://cafeno11.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Café No. 11</a>, Rayleigh</strong></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="666" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/1-5.jpg" alt="Café No. 11 in Rayleigh best pancakes in Essex " class="wp-image-11239" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/1-5.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/1-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/1-5-768x511.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/1-5-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>First on our where to eat the best pancakes in Essex is this café with a stream of five-star reviews. It may look unassuming from the outside, but inside <a href="https://cafeno11.co.uk/#menu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Café No. 11</a> expect cocktails and moreish brunch plates. This includes traditional American or vegan pancakes with 14 toppings to choose from, two of which are included in the price. After, head over the road to National Trust site Rayleigh Mount to walk off the sugar rush.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-mem-has-cafe-braintree"><a href="https://memhas.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mem Has Café</a>, Braintree</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="666" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/2-5.jpg" alt="Mem Has Café in Braintree" class="wp-image-11240" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/2-5.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/2-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/2-5-768x511.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/2-5-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>Next up on our where to eat the best pancakes in Essex is Braintree&#8217;s <a href="https://memhas.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mem Has Café</a>. My boys go for the three homemade American pancakes, topped with fried eggs, bacon, hash browns, berries and syrup. In my day pancakes were Jim lemon with a shedload of sugar – things have certainly come in leaps and bounds!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-mrs-salisbury-s-maldon"><strong><a aria-label="Mrs Salisbury's (opens in a new tab)" href="https://mrssalisburys.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mrs Salisbury&#8217;s</a>, Maldon</strong></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="666" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/4-5.jpg" alt="Mrs Salisbury's tea room in Maldon best pancakes in Essex" class="wp-image-11242" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/4-5.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/4-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/4-5-768x511.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/4-5-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>Hidden down Bright&#8217;s Path in Maldon, a vibrant alleyway lined with unique boutiques, you&#8217;ll find <a href="https://mrssalisburys.co.uk/locations/maldon/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">this charming tea room</a>. Here&#8217;s where you can also enjoy great pancakes in Essex with a stack for just £10.45. For that you get a choice of blueberries, strawberries or bacon, plus sauce. It&#8217;s rude not to have all, right?</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-breakfast-club-chelmsford-nbsp"><strong><a aria-label="The Breakfast Club (opens in a new tab)" href="https://thebreakfastclubcafes.com/chelmsford/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Breakfast Club</a>, Chelmsford&nbsp;</strong></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="666" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/5-5.jpg" alt="Pancakes at The Breakfast Club in Chelmsford " class="wp-image-11243" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/5-5.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/5-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/5-5-768x511.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/5-5-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>If you&#8217;re after fluffy American-style stacks head to <a href="https://thebreakfastclubcafes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Web-menu-chelmsford.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Breakfast Club</a> – just be prepared to come over all indecisive when choosing. Do you go for The All American pancakes with bacon, sausage, potatoes, fried eggs and maple syrup? What about the Big Stack with bacon, hash browns, sausage patty, cheese, caramelised onions and fried egg? They even have a blueberry or cream and berries creations. All of the above? That&#8217;s my girl.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-brentwood-kitchen-brentwood"><strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thebrentwoodkitchen/?locale=en_GB" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Brentwood Kitchen</a>, Brentwood</strong></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="666" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/6-4.jpg" alt="TOWIE stars at The Brentwood Kitchen" class="wp-image-11244" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/6-4.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/6-4-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/6-4-768x511.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/6-4-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>If reality stars are your thing you&#8217;re in luck at this eaterie, as it&#8217;s a regular haunt for TOWIE cast past and present. Even if they don&#8217;t float your boat it&#8217;s worth visiting this <a href="https://brentwoodkitchen.co.uk/custom/PANCAKE-CLUB.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">brunch/lunch/dinner spot</a> for their pancake day menu alone. Choose between red fruit compote and Chantilly cream, bacon and maple syrup, strawberry and Nutella or good old lemon and sugar.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-stop-the-world-cafe-leigh-on-sea"><strong><a aria-label="Stop the World Café (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.stoptheworldcafe.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Stop the World Café</a>, Leigh-on-Sea</strong></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="666" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/7-4.jpg" alt="Stop The World Café in Leigh on Sea " class="wp-image-11245" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/7-4.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/7-4-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/7-4-768x511.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/7-4-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>This <a href="https://www.stoptheworldcafe.com/food">friendly neighbourhood cafe</a> serves breakfast, brunch and lunch (ooo and alcohol; mine&#8217;s a Bloody Mary!). It also uses only fresh produce, with no artificial preservatives for its menu. The buttermilk pancakes come with streaky bacon and maple syrup, banana and Nutella, or fresh berry compote and maple syrup. At £9 a stack, surely you can afford to order more than one.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-little-book-cafe-halstead-nbsp"><strong><a aria-label="Little Book Café (opens in a new tab)" href="http://www.littlebookcafe.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Little Book Café</a>, Halstead&nbsp;</strong></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="666" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/8-5.jpg" alt="Little Book Café in Halstead" class="wp-image-11246" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/8-5.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/8-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/8-5-768x511.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/02/8-5-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>For a location as sweet as the pancakes, <a href="http://www.littlebookcafe.co.uk/menus.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">head to this café</a> in a 17th century cottage. The walls are lined with nooks filled with second-hand books you can browse, borrow or buy. That&#8217;s all alongside your fix of three American style pancakes topped with banana, honey and mixed nuts, or streaky bacon and Canadian maple syrup.</p>



<p><em>Ready to burn off the calories? Get out there fast and <a href="https://essex.muddystilettos.co.uk/things-to-do/snowdrop-walks-essex/https://essex.muddystilettos.co.uk/things-to-do/snowdrop-walks-essex/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">see the snowdrops while you walk off that maple syrup with these fab Essex strolls</a>.</em></p>


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